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Howard (Howdy) Wilcox (June 24, 1889 - September 4, 1923) was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.
Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1911 |
21 |
19 |
— |
9 |
14 |
126 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1912 |
9 |
8 |
87.200 |
3 |
9 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1913 |
12 |
20 |
81.460 |
15 |
6 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1914 |
4 |
3 |
90.760 |
10 |
22 |
67 |
1 |
Valve |
| 1915 |
1 |
1 |
98.900 |
1 |
7 |
200 |
5 |
Running |
| 1916 |
29 |
6 |
93.810 |
6 |
7 |
120 |
0 |
Running |
| 1919 |
3 |
2 |
100.010 |
7 |
1 |
200 |
98 |
Running |
| 1920 |
18 |
20 |
88.820 |
12 |
19 |
65 |
0 |
Engine trouble |
| 1921 |
10 |
12 |
96.000 |
7 |
23 |
22 |
0 |
Rod |
| 1922 |
16 |
26 |
86.100 |
24 |
27 |
7 |
0 |
Valve spring |
| 1923 |
25 |
8 |
81.000 |
24 |
17 |
60 |
51 |
Clutch |
| Totals |
1267 |
155 |
|
|
| Starts |
11 |
| Poles |
1 |
| Front Row |
3 |
| Wins |
1 |
| Top 5 |
1 |
| Top 10 |
5 |
| Retired |
5 |
|
